Hanger for garment bags



May 9, 1933. A. J. LlCHTlG 1,907,552

HANGER FOR GARMENT BAGS Filed Nov. 2, 1951 INVENTOR, 6854 6 KL/5Znow-zfv ATTORNEYS.

Patented M y 1933 UNITED STATES ABRAHAM J". LICHTIG, OF OAKLAND,CALIFORNIA HANGER ron GARMENT BAGS Application filed November 2, 1931.Serial No. 572,461. g

The present invention relates to garment inclosing and protecting bags,and more particularly to a supporting hanger therefor, and constitutesan improvement upon the device forming the subject matter of UnitedStates Letters Patent No. 1,799,190, issued April 7th, 1931.

The objects of the present invention are to provide a garment hangerwhich can be hung either upon a wall hook or upon a rod or pole such asis commonly used in clothes closets, and further to provide means forlocking the hanger upon the pole so that it will not jump o-rwfalltherefrom under the manipulation necessary to open and close the bag andto place garments therein or remove them therefrom. A still furtherobject is to provide a hanger which is light, simple and inexpensive tomanufacture, strong and durable in use, and attractive in appearance.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent from the following specification, which should be read with theunderstanding that the form, construction, and arrangement of theseveral parts may be varied, within the limits ofthe appended claims,without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth therein.

A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described withreference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view, partly in section and partly in elevation,showing the hanger hung from a wall hook.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, showing the locking andreinforcing link.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the hook portion of the hanger, showingit hung from a horizontal pole.

In the drawing, the reference numeral 4 designates a garment bag. whichis secured to and hung from a wooden top 5. Fig. 1 shows said top intransverse section, its horizontal dimensions being about 8 by 20inches. The top 5 rests upon a rectangular wire loop 6, and is securedthereto by staples 7 The weight of the bag 4 keeps said top inhorizontal position. The lower bight 8 of the wire loop is bent intoundulations, and provides a bar upon which the garments are hung bymeans of the ordinary garment hangers, not shown. The central portion ofthe wire loop 6 is provided with a socket bent ends rotatably fittedupon the stem 10 of a hook or hanger member, and secured thereupon by anut 11.

The hanger member is made of a single piece of stifi wire. One end formsthe stem tatably mounted, and it is thence carried up and bent into theform of a curved hook 12.

member 9 which has apertured horizontally 6 0 10 upon which therectangular loop 6 is ro- At the toe of said hook, the wire is bent backupon itself, forming an eye 13, and is thence carried back around thehook to a point 14 at the upper end of the vertical stem 10, where it islooped part way around said stem and thence carried diagonally upwardlyand rearwardly to form an extension 15.. At the end of said extension isan eye 16. The two contiguous bights of the wire are spot welded orotherwise secured together at several points 17 especially at the loop14 and the toe eye 13.

A reinforcing and locking link 18 is hinged in the eye 13, and has itsfree end bent at slightly more than a right angle to form a hook adaptedto engage the stem of the main hook 12 at about the point where itbegins to curve. The extreme end of said link is preferably curled backupon itself, as shown at 20, in Fig. 2,to form a smooth and rounded endfor the locking hook 19. g

When the device is hung upon a pole or rod as indicated at 21 in Fig. 3,the link 18 is looked over the shank of the main hook 12 as shown. Thisnot only prevent the main hook from jumping or being thrown ofi the polewhen the bag is manipulated, but also prevents said main hook fromspreading, under the weight of the bag and its contained garments, byconnecting its toe with its shank. The natural resilience of the wireholds the link 18 in place, and the weight of the bag and contents,tending to spread the main hook 12, increases the tension on said linkand still further secures it.

the link 18 is engaged with its shank.

leased from the shank of said main hook 12, merely by pressing itsideways.

The diagonal rearward extension 15 with its eye 16 is provided to hangthe device from a wall hook as shown at 22 in Fig. 1, in situationswhere a pole is not available. The length and direction of the extension15 is such that the bag top 5 lies in a horizontal position with one ofits longer edges resting against the wall. The weight of the bag andcontents retains it firmly in this position. The bag thus hangssquarely, with its rear side against the wall. The hook 12 and link 18have no function when the device is so hung. The extension 16 extendingin the vertical plane of the hook 12 and rearwardly therefrom, is out ofthe way when said hook is hung upon a pole.

Thus my device is adaptable to the different conditions ordinarily 'metwith in hanging garment bags, i. e.'eit-her a pole or a wall hook; andwhen hung upon a pole, it may be locked thereon by means of the link 18to prevent accidental removal. Moreover, by making the main hook 12 oftwo bights of wireits strength can be made ample without necessitatingthe use of unduly heavy material, and it is still furtherstrengthenedwlien 1- nally, by making the device of a single piece of wire, Iprovide an inexpensive construction, and by using nickel plated or othersuitably finished wire, a neat and pleasing appearance is assured.

I. claim 1. A hanger for garment bags comprising a vertical stem portionconnected with the 'bag for rotary movement in a horizontal plane, ahook portion adapted for engagement with a supporting pole, and alaterally extending portion having a bent end adapted for engagementwith a wall hook, said portion being formed of a single length of wirebent back upon itself at the toe of said hook portion, said hook portioncomprising two vcontiguous bights of the wire, and said stem andextension comprising single portions of saidwire. I p

2. A hanger for garment bags comprising a stem portion connected withthe bag, a hook portion adapted for engagement with a supporting pole,and a laterally extending portion having means at its end to engage awall hook, said portions being formed of a single length of wire'bentback upon itself to form an eye at the toe of said hook portion, saidhook portion comprising two contiguous bights of the wire; and a lockinglink hinged in said eye and having its free end bent to provideseparable engagement with said hook portion near the base thereof.

' 3. A hanger for garment bags comprising a substantially vertical stemportion connected with thebag, a hook portion formed at the upper end ofsaid stem and adapted for of wire bent back upon itself to form an eyeat the toe of said hook, said hook comprising two contiguous bights ofthe wire; and a locking link hinged in said eye and having means at itsfree end to separably engage said hook near the base thereof.

5. A hanger for garment bags comprising a stem portion and a hookportion at the upper end thereof, said portions being formed from asingle length of wire bent back upon itself at the toe of the hook, saidhook comprising two contiguous bights of the wire and said stemcomprising a single portion of said wire; a socket member rotatablyfitted upon said stem; and a frame secured to said socket member, thebag being suspended from said frame.

- 6. A hanger for garment bags comprising a vertical stem; a hook formedat the upper end thereof; an elongated socket member rotatably fittedupon said stem; and a frame hav ing connected upper and lower horizontalmembers secured to said socket member, the top of the bag resting uponsaid upper frame member.

7 A hanger for garment bags comprising a Vertical stem; a hook at theupper end thereof; and a rectangular wire loop'forming a frame havingupper and lower members rotatably mounted upon said stem, the top of thebag resting upon said upper member and said lower member havingundulations therein.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ABRAHAM J. LICHTIG.

